DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 April) – The launch on Sunday (April 30) of a new shipping route that will link the cities of Davao and General Santos in Mindanao to Bitung in Indonesia is seen to open up more market opportunities for both countries.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Indonesian President Jokoko Widodo, who will fly to Davao City from Manila after the three-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit on April 26 to 29, will grace the event.
In a text message on Tuesday, Mindanao Business Council chair Vicente Lao said the weekly Davao-General Santos-Bitung roll on/roll off Shipping Service is a good development because it will strengthen trade between the Philippines and Indonesia.
“This will increase the volume of trade between our two countries now that there will be a regular carrier of goods across these two destinations,” he said.
Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) president Ronald Go said the new route will provide more opportunities to establish new markets for goods and source out cheaper inputs for companies in Mindanao.
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DCCCII chair Antonio Dela Cruz lauded the “strong political will” of Duterte for realizing the new route, which is set to make trading much easier with a shorter shipment period.
“This did not materialize during the last (Aquino) administration,” he said.
He said he believes it will boost Mindanao’s economy “since we have now a direct link to this part of Indonesia.||| |||buy apixaban online with |||